Lisa H. Shulman

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Full Name
Lisa H. Shulman
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Provider
Faculty
Expert
First Name
Lisa
Last Name
Shulman
NPI
1669538500
Faculty ID
6414
CMO Specialties
Employment Status
Full Time
Patient Type
Pediatric
Department
einstein-dept-pediatrics
Gender
Female
Email
lshulman@montefiore.org
Phone
718-430-8500
Titles
Type
Academic
Department
Department of Pediatrics
Department Link
Rank
Professor
Division
Developmental Medicine
Type
Clinical
Title
Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Type
Administrative
Locations
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Type
Clinical
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POINT (-73.8464 40.85274)
Address Line 1
1225 Morris Park Avenue
City
Bronx
State
NY
Zip
10461
Location Title
CERC/Rose F. Kennedy Center
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Academic
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POINT (-73.8459022 40.8504961)
Building
Van Etten
Room
1B33
Address Line 1
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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1225 Morris Park Avenue
City
Bronx
State
NY
Zip
10461
Location Title
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Education and Trainings
Education Type Label
Medical Education
Education Institution
University of Pennsylvania
Education Type Label
Fellowship
Education Institution
Montefiore Medical Center
Education Type Label
Residency
Education Institution
The Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY
Professional Interests

<p>Lisa Shulman, M.D., is a leading developmental pediatrician who specializes in diagnosing and treating children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental and learning disabilities.</p>
<p>Dr. Shulman serves as the director of Infant Toddler Services at Montefiore&rsquo;s Children&rsquo;s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC), which provides family-based diagnostic assessment and treatment services for young children who have or are suspected of having developmental delays. She also directs CERC&rsquo;s RELATE program, which offers evaluation and treatment for young children with autism and ASD.</p>
<p>Her research interests include early identification of autism, healthcare disparity in autism diagnosis and management, and the use of complementary and alternative medicine in treating autism.</p>
<p>Dr. Shulman recently led a study that characterized the residual learning and cognitive needs of school-aged children whose early ASD diagnosis resolved. The study showed that most children who outgrow their autism diagnosis still struggle with emotional, behavioral or leaning difficulties later in life.</p>

Specialties
Areas of Expertise
Causes of Autism
Developmental delays associated with Genetic syndromes
General child development
Idiopathic toe-walking
Language regression
Medical issues of children in foster care
Medical perspectives in autism
Parent advocacy for children with disabilities
Expert Summary

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;">Dr. Shulman is a developmental pediatrician and a neurodevelopmental pediatrician with special expertise in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and learning disabilities. Her research interests include early identification of autism, evidence-based treatments, healthcare disparities in autism diagnosis and management, and complementary and alternative medicine usage in autism.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;">Dr. Shulman is the Interim Director of the Children&rsquo;s Evaluation &amp; Rehabilitation Center (CERC) at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. She is the Director of Autism Services at the program which follows over 2,000 children with autism from early childhood through adulthood and provides appropriate medical and educational services in a &ldquo;one-stop shopping&rdquo; model. She is also the Director of the Infant Preschool Team which provides diagnostic assessment of young children who have or are suspected of having developmental delays. She is the Director of the nationally funded Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) training program at the center. Dr. Shulman is on the Autism Executive Committee of the Council on Children with Disabilities of the National American Academy of Pediatrics. She is the Centers for Disease Control Act Early Ambassador Emeritus to New York state.&nbsp;</p>

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Professional Title
M.D.
Clinical Focus

Early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), long-term management and treatment of ASD, diagnostic clarification of developmental and behavioral issues manifesting in infants and toddlers, early intervention, idiopathic toe-walking

Research Focus

Practice Emphasis: Developmental pediatrics consultation; multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation, treatment and medical management of young children with developmental delay and/or behavioral issues; particular expertise in the early diagnosis of ASD

EMR ID
3888
Biography

<p>Lisa Heidi Shulman, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team, her clinical focus has been on the early identification and long-term management of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as improving access to care for our community, identification and management of early motor delays and toe walking gait. </p><p>In 1983, Dr. Shulman received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics/Psychology at Brown University. She then attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she received her Doctor of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Shulman began her postgraduate training in 1987 with a 3-year internship and residency in Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center. In 1992, she completed a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Neurodevelopment at the Rose F. Kennedy Center, Children&rsquo;s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Aligning with her clinical interests, her research also focuses on other aspects of ASD, including early diagnosis, developmental outcomes in children with an early diagnosis, comorbid medical and developmental problems, parental stress and complementary and alternative medicine usage in ASD. Dr. Shulman is involved in numerous projects involving ASD, including one that began in 2019 that aims to identify the causes of ASD by carrying out genetic testing, phenotyping, and demographic profiles on the parents of children with ASD. Her work has been shared nationally at presentations and lectures and has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, books, review articles and abstracts. She is a featured contributor for Einstein&rsquo;s blog, the Doctor&rsquo;s Tablet (<a href="https://blogs.einsteinmed.edu/">https://blogs.einsteinmed.edu/</a&gt;) and has produced popular videos demonstrating baby milestones (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZSjm0drIGM">https://www.youtube.com/wa… 2008 to 2019, Dr. Shulman has been named one of &ldquo;<em>New York&rsquo;s Super Doctors: Best Physicians as Chosen by Their Peers</em>.&rdquo; She served as the Centers for Disease Control Act Early Ambassador to New York State from 2016-2019. Dr. Shulman is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics as well as Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. She sits on the National Autism Subcommittee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and is a member of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and the International Society for Autism Research.</p>

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